Greetings! This week has focused solely on MIDI and its ins and outs; pun intended :-). It is not a simple task to understand all the jargon thrown around by techies and at times you just want to toss your hands in the air and say "just let me play around with it." Well, in my opinion that is one of the best ways to learn.
Teachers should utilize a MIDI set-up of some sort in their classroom. Even if it is just one synth going to a sequencer, it is a valuable tool for students to at least see being used. I have included below a few simple articles that discusses classroom set-ups for MIDI devices and also a short video of an everyday person explaining MIDI and its functionality. I hope this helps any confusion that still may be out there and don't be afraid to push a button or turn a knob; you can always reset the default settings.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5331488_set-up-general-music-classroom.html
http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/classroom/midistudio.htm
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/ealthelp/midi.htm
http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4956238_setting-up-midi-connections-daisy.html (video)
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